FMS-PLN - School Climate

School Climate/Structure

Are You a Joy Remover? (blog post by Pernille Ripp)
In Which I Create a School (blog post by Josh Stumpenhorst)
Why You Should Set Soft Goals For Your Classroom This Year (blog post by Vicki Davis)
"'Sit Still and Face Forward': How The Myth of Teacher Control Undermines Classroom Management" (blog post by Eliot Graham)
I've Had Enough - No More Public Behavior Management Systems (blog post by Pernille Ripp)
Your Climate, Your Culture (blog post by David Jakes)
A Culture of Joy, Part I (blog post by Dean Shareski)
They Need Us To Understand Them (blog post by Kris Nielsen)
You Can't Be a Lurker in My Class (blog post by Dean Shareski)
Introverted Kids Need to Learn to Speak Up at School (article by Jessica Lahey)
The Chatty Class (blog post by Donalyn Miller)
How Do I Punish My Students? Umm, I Try Not To (blog post by Pernille Ripp)
So I Gave Up Punishment and the Kids Still Behaved (blog post by Pernille Ripp)
Yes, We May Be Shocked But Let's Not Be Surprised (blog post by Pernille Ripp)
Where Hands-Up in Class is Banned (BBC article)
Reynoldsburg's Student Grouping Shows Evidence of Progress (issue=grouping by ability) (article by Charlie Boss)
Powerful Messages (blog post by Heidi Hass Gable)
Will School Rob My Daughter of Her Voice? (blog post by Pernille Ripp)
School Restart: Change on Day One (blog post by Ira Socol)
My "No Bunk" Letter to Parents (blog post by Marsha Ratzel)
Why Your Students need Breathing Room (blog post by Michael Linsin)
11 Ideas for Fostering an Innovative Culture (blog post by George Couros)
Defining Bullying Down (article by Emily Bazelon)
Can Schools Really Stop Bullying? (blog post by Pernille Ripp)
Stop Exploring 'Innovative Education Models,' We Need Action Now (GOOD article)

School-Wide Activities

'Olympic Games' Help Prepare Kids for Middle School (article by Michelle Simakis)
Our Epic Lip Dub (blog post by Josh Stumpenhorst)
50 Students, 1 Question (blog post by Ira David Socol)
Success Night (post on Responsive Classroom website)
Identity Day: Pride in Who We Are (blog post by Chris Wejr)
Whole-School Project Builds Pride (blog post by Suzie Boss)
End-of-the-Year School Project (Twitter Pic by Clint LaLonde)
Introducing TED-Ed Clubs & TED-Ed Clubs

Innovation Day/Genius Hour

Innovation Day 2011 & Innovation Day...the Sequel (blog posts by Josh Stumpenhorst)
4th Graders do Innovation Day & What is Innovation Day and Why Should You Care? (blog posts by Pernille Ripp)
Innovation Day Comes to River Valley School (blog post Lindsey Bingley)
Our Innovation Day & Planning Our Innovation Day (blog posts by Timothy Monreal)
Let the Kids Rule the School (Imagination Day) (blog post by Shirley Rinaldi)
Innovation Day: Student Reflection (blog post by Matthew Bebbington)
Why Every School Needs an 'Innovation Day' (news article)
Why 20% Is Good For Schools (blog post by A.J. Juliani)
20% Time in My Classroom and Give a Student an Inch... (blog posts by Nick Provenzano)
#20Time Makes a Difference (blog post by Nick Provenzano)
Genius Hour: Where Passion Lives (website)
Embrace Change in the New Year With Genius Hour (blog post by Susan Oxnevad)
1 Genius Thing We Did in Class This Year (Genius Hour) (blog post by Hugh McDonald)
Genius Hour Becomes a Course at Fraser Heights! (blog post by V. Lees)
Genius Hour "Passion Projects" (video posted by V. Lees)
What's So Genius About Genius Hour? (blog post by Pernille Ripp)
12 Steps to #GeniusHour (blog post by Tony Sinanis)
Matthew & Sherry Introduce GeniusCon (blog post by Joyce Valenza)
Genius Hour Wiki
Genius Hour LiveBinder (compiled by Joy Kirr)
Cybrary Man's Genius Hour Page (compiled by Jerry Blumengarten)
#geniushour Weekly
The Genius Hour Guidebook by Denise Krebs & Gallit Zvi

Videos

Three of the Most Important 21st Century Skills (Ken Kay)
5 Educational Videos You Should Not Miss. The videos posted at this link include: The Divided Brain, The Power of Networks, Changing Education Paradigm, Language as a Window Into Human Nature, & Smile or Die.

Every Kid Needs a Champion (Rita Pierson TED Talk)

10 Expectations Students Have of Their Schools

Whatever Happened to Joy?